The Cars

Summary

The Cars is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,117 views/month, #451 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Cars's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Cars's genre is new wave^[4].
• The Cars was followed by Candy-O^[5].
• The Cars was produced by Roy Thomas Baker^[6].
• The Cars was performed by The Cars^[7].
• The Cars's record label is recorded as Elektra^[8].
• The Cars's place of publication is recorded as United States^[9].
• The Cars's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Cars was published on June 6, 1978^[11].
• The Cars's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Cars'}^[12].
• The Cars's different from is recorded as The Cars^[13].
• The Cars's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[14].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[15]

• First release date: 1978-06-06^[16]

• Genre(s): new wave, pop, pop rock, power pop, rock^[17]

• Community tags: anthemic, bittersweet, energetic, hedonistic, love, male vocalist, mechanical, melodic, new wave, nocturnal, passionate, playful, pop, pop rock, power pop, quirky, rhythmic, rock, romantic, sentimental, sexual, synth-rock, uplifting, urban, warm^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 36172f3d-9b55-37f1-9fd4-0cbd2f3af0ce^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Cars was it^[7]. It was produced by Roy Thomas Baker^[6].

Publication

The Cars was published on June 6, 1978^[11]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is new wave^[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Cars was followed by Candy-O^[5].

Why It Matters

The Cars ranks in the top 0.74% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,117 views/month, #451 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]